Hi all.  Still lurkin, just not saying much.

Does anyone know of any good options for freighting a couple of bikes from Perth to Melbourne?
Just purchased another project and need to get it home.






Okay, I'll tell you what it is if you promise not to laugh.
I am now the proud owner of a couple of 1975 Honda Goldwings.    One is a goer in reasonable nick and the other is a junker for spares.  The '75s were unfaired and came with a flat four 1000cc engine and shaft drive.

The idea is that I'd like to do a few extended tours with the better half.  [moto] She just won't get on the Duc and definitely won't fit with luggage as well so I've gone for a classic.  We'll see how it pans out.

Cheers,
Rob.

Oh dear. DUCMEISTER - Goldwing    what are you thinking .  Next you'll be telling us you've joined the Ulysses Club   
(not that there's anything wrong with the Ulysses club - just a sign of getting old    )



Sorry can't help with freight.  I accompanied my bike on the train to Adelaide from the west when I moved over here.

These ones advertise on the Netrider forums.  Don't know if they're any good.

http://www.bikenut.com.au/motorcycle-transport-motorbike-transport-services.php

http://www.motorbiketransport.com.au/

there's a few more over there too.

Quote from: heatherp on March 07, 2011, 04:26:40 AM
Next you'll be telling us you've joined the Ulysses Club   
(not that there's anything wrong with the Ulysses club - just a sign of getting old    )

Not yet.  I don't think I'm even old enough to be a junior member yet.

Don't worry, the duc's not going anywhere.  I knew as soon as I said "Goldwing" that someone would say something.  It's like saying that you've bought a BMW.

Thanks for the freight suggestions.  I'll give them a call.

I used bikenut when I purchased my Monster.
Sydney to Adelaide without a hitch

Get a few quotes and see how ya go.

Just make sure the price includes insurance.

QuoteOkay, I'll tell you what it is if you promise not to laugh.
I am now the proud owner of a couple of 1975 Honda Goldwings.    One is a goer in reasonable nick and the other is a junker for spares.  The '75s were unfaired and came with a flat four 1000cc engine and shaft drive.

           
   You think the Diavel is ugly ?  And you've bought a Goldwing ?

  I feel strangely curious though about the project, were you planning to keep us updated, post a few before and after pics ?

  Once got booked speeding by a Goldwing mounted copper who then tried to engage me in some friendly conversation "Isn't my Goldwing so much better and more modern than that weird looking thing your riding,(750 sport) look it doesn't even have blinkers or electric start."

Did I ever give him a good Conti blasting as I took off.   Ignoramus.

Quote from: rendang on March 07, 2011, 09:49:46 PM
                 
   You think the Diavel is ugly ?  And you've bought a Goldwing ?

In short, yes.  Part of the reason I went for a Monster in the first place is that it is a relatively simple, uncluttered bike that performs it's role extremely well.  I went for the early Goldwing for similar reasons.  It's big enough to carry me and the missus and a pile of junk on a long trip but it's not stacked up with every gadget and extra known to man.  (and it was a good price.)
The Diavel, the Streetfighter, and perhaps the Benelli TNT are good examples of what I don't like in modern bikes, where the image is of someone getting a pile of parts, putting them in a compactor until they are the right shape, them jamming them in a frame.  To me this gets away from the essence of motorcycles which is just the basic frame, engine, and simple bodywork combination that the Monster embodies. 
Each to their own I guess.

By the way, shipping problem solved.  Turns out that a mate of a mate......

QuoteIn short, yes.  Part of the reason I went for a Monster in the first place is that it is a relatively simple, uncluttered bike that performs it's role extremely well.

  Couldn't agree more, same reasons I bought mine. Guess I just never thought of a Goldwing in that way. I hope you's enjoy many happy miles on it.   

 

QuoteTo me this gets away from the essence of motorcycles which is just the basic frame, engine, and simple bodywork combination that the Monster embodies. 

Couldn't agree more, actually I'd like to strip even more off mine.

hmmm, you're a wing nut now??

http://www.bikesonly.com.au/ are very careful from my experience.

I always rather liked the original GL1000 myself, for the same reasons you mentioned  .



Never liked any of its ever fatterer descendants though.... recent incarnations are especially  .

Quote from: ungeheuer on March 09, 2011, 02:10:03 AM
I always rather liked the original GL1000 myself, for the same reasons you mentioned  .



Never liked any of its ever fatterer descendants though.... recent incarnations are especially  .

Yep, just like that one but red.